Our arms and legs were laced together. Our bodies pressed close in the softness of the night. Perhaps if we kept our eyes closed for a few more moments’ time really would stand still?
I had come to her room after arriving late in the afternoon. Alone at last! And we had held one another tightly and kissed; oh how long it seemed since we last said goodbye three months ago – an eternity.
We were both hungry and had enjoyed a light meal and a beer at Marlowe’s on 16th Street Mall – it was so, so good to see and hold Kathy again. We talked and chatted over dinner but now we were back in her room. We were both tired after the day’s travelling but we were elated to be together.
I sat facing her as she lay on the bed; we both knew what we wanted and we really didn’t have to say anything but I needed to know that she still wanted to make love as we had talked about a few days earlier. We looked into each other’s eyes as she pulled me close to reassure me and to tell me that she wanted me to stay with her.
I had brought a book of some stories we had both written and shared; she lay down on the bed to read them while I ordered a bottle of Moet and two glasses. I sat on the bed next to her while she flicked through the pages and read quickly through the stories; I gazed at her in awe as my fingers traced over her shoulders and caressed her as she lay there.
A knock at the door and the champagne had arrived; we were alone at last! Popping the cork I poured two glasses of chilled Moet, which we sipped eagerly; it tasted so good.
We lay down on the bed together again kissing and caressing one another; our lips brushing against our open mouths as our tongues teased and played together. Our eyes locked together as if savouring the increasing passion of each moment; we were both becoming increasingly aroused.
I was the first to move. Quickly taking off my clothes, I stripped down to my Calvin’s while Kathy disappeared into the bathroom; she returned a minute later looking absolutely stunning in a white silk negligee. I reached up and pulled her down to rejoin me on the bed.
I treasured her - her beauty, her fun-loving spirit, and the love we shared; everything about her. I knew that this might be the last time we would see one another, maybe forever, and I was going to be lost without her; my life would be incomplete. My craving would be so very desperate in the loneliness of my life without her; I struggled to choke back my own emotions.
Finally, in a whisper, I broke the silence.
"I'm going to carry the memories of this night with me forever, Kathy"
I gently caressed her forehead and pulled my fingers through her long brown hair. She looked through her tears and deeply into my eyes.
"We fit so perfectly together" I continued.
I felt her breasts nestled gently against me. "Yes, we truly are like one body;" she replied softly and squeezed even closer to me.
I kissed her hair. In our hearts, we knew the day was coming when I would have to return home to England but until now we had refused to face it. Now we had no choice. I would be on a plane in just a few hours.
I started to say, "We may be physically apart but..." she put her finger to my lips and stopped me. Her eyes never left mine as she shook her head. My throat began to tighten with emotion but somehow I whispered, "I love you, Kathy"
Leaning forward I kissed her. The kiss lingered and then deepened until we could no longer contain the emotions that welled up within; suddenly our passions were aflame.
Her hands began exploring every inch of me as if it would be their last touch. Her mouth opened itself to me as if she wished to pull me in, body and soul, and never let go. I responded in kind by plunging my everything into her kiss. Our bodies writhed wildly in response.
